Strawberry Day Festival Planned in Utah
Utah Strawberry Day marks the fourteenth annual festival on June 19 at 9 AM with a parade, games, and berry dishes free to the public. Deseret News sponsors a rodeo and entertainment by Spike and Shorty Castigno, expecting large crowds. A Strawberry King contest and a dance cap the event, with Gov. ready to attend and residents invited from Pleasant Grove and nearby areas.
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Utah
Euie
Spongin Deseret News
Throwe Park
Spike
Shorty Castigno
Retiring Ward Leader to Bishopric Speaks at Special Program
The article notes the retiring ward leader will be ordained bishop and oversee a special program at the high school. It lists C A Gam and Lewis Olpin among organizers with Leland A Clark coordinating the event. The program features dances talks music and a toast to the retiring bishop. Elton Williamson visits Preston Gray in Lehi.
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Feiring
C. A. Gami Uhedbs
Lewis Olpinet
Leland A. Clark
Satu
William
T Bar Banks
Wills Banks
Anna Fu
Humber
Elton
Secondary Highway Completed Near Pleasant Grove
The secondary State highway from the Lewis Olpin home to the mouth of American Fork canyon was completed last week. The road grades were improved, curves eliminated, and the canyon approach widened for easy access. Telegraph and light lines were moved to the property line, and signs are urged at the canyon entrance and Olpin home to guide tourists.
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Lewis Olpin
American Fork Canyon
Thiss
Anyon
Timpanogos Cave and
Olpin
Pleasant Grove
Miracle Cookery Demonstration At Local High School
Miss Dorothy Stewart of Utah Power and Light will present a free 2 p.m. demonstration at the high school kitchen today. She will unveil new menus and spring salad ideas and showcase economical use of an electric range branded as Miracle Cookery. All are invited.
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Dorothy Stewart
Utah Power and Light Co
Miracle Cookery
Band Concerts Start Wednesday On High School Lawn
Ford Poulson announces summer band concerts begin next Wednesday and continue weekly at 8 p m on the high school lawn. The public is invited to attend and citizens may join the band to participate during the season.
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Ford Poulson
Mr. Poulson
Timpanogos Loop Road Opens with Good Condition
Forest Supervisor W N West reports the Timpanogos loop road is open to traffic after opening and grading this week. The Happy League H club met at Dorothy Williamsonõs home with Louise Greene speaking on Day's Food Supply and June West presenting on tomatoes. Leona Walker sang a solo and members prepared fabric samples.
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W. N. West
Timpanogos
Happy League
Dorothy Williamson
Louise Greene
West
Leona Walker
New Officers Entertain Mother's Club
The Mother's club held a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Ethel Fenton's home to honor retiring officers and install new leaders. Edith Anderson becomes president, Ethel Drysdale vice president, and Lytha Johnson secretary. retiring officers include Dean Poulson Elva Clark and Nora Macfarlane. Little June Robison fractured her right wrist after a fall on the bedroom floor.
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Mother's Club
Ethel Fenton
Edith Anderson
Ethel Drysdale
Lytha Johnson
Dean Poulson
Elva Clark
Nora Macfarlane
June Robison
Laura Keetch
Pleasant Grove Relatives Visit and Memorial Day Social
Locals keep busy with guests from Salt Lake and Provo attend Memorial day events. Families from Draper Panacea and Ogden visit Pleasant Grove, while members join a church and fire department social hour and a Deceased Mason funeral.
Pleasant Grove First Ward Reunion Invitation
All members of the Pleasant Grove First ward are invited to a ward reunion and social next Monday at 8 p.m. in the high school. The retiring bishopric will be honored after a short program. The evening will continue with social games and light refreshments.
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Pleasant, Grove
Pirst
Summer Activity Program Planned
At a June 4 meeting in the High School building Superintendent David Gourley outlined the summer activity aims to a group from the high school city council and chamber of commerce. An executive committee was formed with members from school city and church and Lucan Johnson was chosen as recreational director.
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David Gourley
Chamber of Commerce
A. F P. Warnick
Alex Lowe
H. P. Walker
Paul Adamson
Earl Loader
Christiansen
Fred Shoell
J. D. Thorne
J. H. West
West. Jacobs
H. P. Jones
J. H. Macfarlane
L.A. Clark
Goursley
A. P. Warnick
Dan Adams
Lucan Johnson
Windsor Camp Holds Meeting of Daughters of the Irish Pioneers
The Windsor ward camp met May 29 at Mrs. Ferry Nielson home. Readings covered life sketches of William Henry, Jean Kirk, and Lizzie Kirk Johnson. Officers were reaffirmed for the year: Captain Martha Keetch, First Vice Stella Gillman, Second Vice Mary Walker, Secretary and Registrar Jennie Johnson, Treasurer Emily Aston, Historian Ella Gragan, Parliamentarian Mary Jarman, Chorister Lottie Harris, Organist Mary Hales, Chaplin Lizzie Baxter. Social hour followed.
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Windsor Ward
Daughters of the Irish Pioneers
Ferry Nielson
William Henry
Jean Kirk
Lizzie Kirk Johnson
Martha T. Keetch
Stella W. Gillman
Mary J. Walker
Jennie W. Johnson
Emily K. Aston
Ella M. Gragan
Mary Jarman
Lottie W. Harris
Mary B. Hales
Lizzie Baxter
Farm Bureau Home and Community Meeting Notes
The Farm Bureau home and community section met Tuesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Warnick’s home. Mrs. Warnick spoke on health insurance in the home and Mrs. Lavina Fugalon discussed home beautification. Miss Alice Peterson assisted in organizing a new club. this was the first of ten meetings planned across the county.
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Farm Bureau
Merrill Warnick
4 H Breakfast Club Organized At Olpins Home
A 4 H breakfast club was organized Monday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Olpin with Ruby Adams and Dora Oscarson as teachers. Officers were sustained Reva Adams president Margaret June West vice president Orlena Heidenreich secretary treasurer Beth Adams song and beer leader and LuJean Olpin reporter.
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Lewis Olpin
Ruby Adams
Dora Oscarson
Reva Adams
Margaret June West
Orlena Heidenreich
Beth Adams
LuJean Olpin
Engagement announced for Louise Christiansen and George L Nielsen
Mrs. M. Christiansen announces the engagement of her daughter Louise to George L. Nielsen son of Mrs. Lorens Nielsen. The couple plans to wed June 7 in the Salt Lake temple. Nielsen is connected to Ogden via his family. In Ogden Beulah Strickler hosted a wedding reception for Beulah Strickler and Russell Brown Swetsen of Pleasant Grove after their Salt Lake LDS temple ceremony. Swensen is son of Patriarch S. L. Swensen and a Bible History professor at Brigham Young University.
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Henry O. Strickler
Ogien
Beulah
Russe
Brown Swetsen
Pleasant Grove
Salt Lake L. D
Han
Swensen
S. L. Swensen
Swenson
Alpine School District asks city to match recreation funds
At a Saturday council meeting representatives from Alpine School District urged a $75 donation to hire a community recreation leader and to reassure residents about school property access. The council approved matching funds and formed committees with school and church members. Other actions included road, bridge, waterworks, and Strawberry Day arrangements with the Chamber of Commerce and State Road Commission involvement. All business licenses were set due by June 25.
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David Gourley
A. P. Warnick
Alpine
Gourley
Clark
Paul Adamson
Earl Loader
Harold Walker
Johnson
State Road Commission
C. of C
Our City
Walker
C. R. Clark
Lucan Johnson
Lewis Olpin
Chamber of Commerce
Sixth North
First
Second East
Pleasant Grove
Arthur Winters
Waterworks Committee
Isaac Sundberg
Silas Adams
Adamson
Mr. Johnson
Daughters of Pioneers Elect New Pleasant Grove Officers
Pleasant Grove Daughters of the Pioneers held a May 27 meeting at Mrs. Lucille H. Walker home electing local officers led by Captain Rose Harper Smith. County officers from Salt Lake City counseled the group as new officers were sustained including Rose Harper Smith as captain and Helen Partington as first vice captain. A life sketch of Harriet Heath Marler was given by Mrs. Helen Partington before refreshments.
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Pleasant Grove
Daughters of the Pioneers
Lucille H. Walker
Lucile H. Walker
Chareé
Mary T. Dalquist
Grate Cheever
Sarah Passey
Sarah B. Cummnes
Helen Chipman Richards
Salt Lake City
Harriet Heath Marler
Helen Partington
Rose Harper Smith
Luella E. Thorne
Ethel Brinley
Cleone Kirk
Annie Holman
Margaret Holdaway
Pearl West
Valate West
Eva Fage
May Yancey
Cabim
Rose B. Hayes
Martha Canham
Bank director named to fill vacancy after Halliday death
Charles D. Cobbley was chosen as a Bank of Pleasant Grove director at a recent board meeting to fill the vacancy caused by J. R. Halliday's death. Mr and Mrs Glade Linebaugh traveled to Moroni on Memorial Day.
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Bank of Pleasant Grove
Charles d. Cobbley
J. R. Halliday
Mrs. Glade , Linebaugh
Moroni
Memorial Day
Ten Years Ago Now June 6 1925 Strawberry Day Rain
Ten Years Ago Now recalls June 6 1925 Strawberry Day when heavy rain disrupted parade preparations. Ftial weather forced use of shelters for floats while crowds filled the park and concessions opened despite the storm. 4 H club won honors in Provo for an original pageant Seeking for Happiness Through Health and telephone officials visited local offices seeking upgraded equipment.
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Provo
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